130 CXLVIII. ORCHIDEX. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Herminium. 
midrib and point; anther-cells spreading at the base, pollinia clavate, terminating 
in born-shaped or conical rigid truncate pouches, which embrace the caudicle gland 
and base of the pollinium ; stigmatic processes obscnre; rostellum small. —1 do not 
find the single lanceolate sheath under the spike described by Reichenbach. 
5. H. Duthiei, Hook. f. Ic. Plant. ined.; leaves 2 towards the 
middle or base of the stem linear or oblanceolate, spike many-fid. sub- 
secund, bracts much shorter than the short ovaries, sepals obtuse, dorsal 
broadly oblong, lateral smaller, subfalcate petals ovate-lanceolate fleshy, 
lip as long triangular or orbicular-ovate entire subacute or obtuse, sa¢ 
globose. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA; Garwhal, near the Khasi Pass, alt. 11-12,000 ft., Duthie. 
Whole plant, with the spike, 4-6 in. Leaves shorter than the scape, acuminate. 
Scape stout, curved, naked; spike 2—4 in. ; ovaries 3 in., turgid, curved, almost 
beaked ; perianth $ in diam. ; lip variable in form, as large as the sepals, sometimes 
orbicular with a contracted point, base with a narrow chink opening into the spur; 
anther oblong, cells parallel, pollinia clavate sessile on the conical truncate horny 
glands or caps of the glands; staminodes large, spreading; stigmatic processes 
clavate, large; rostellum subulate, erect. 
6. H. congestum, Lindl. in Wall. Cat. 7068; Gen. & Sp. Orchid. 
305; in Journ. Linn. Soc. iii. 43; leaves 1-3 oblanceolate, scape elongate, 
spike many-fid., bracts minute, flowers minute decurved, sepals obtuse, 
dorsal broadly ovate, lateral oblong, petals rather longer acute, lip ovate 
or triangular-ovate fleshy acute, base saccate. H. unalaschcense, Reich 
f. Ic. Fl. Germ. xii. 107, t. 418. Habenaria Schischmareffiana. Chamiss. 
in Linnea, ii. 29. Platanthera Schischmareffanas Lindl. Gen. et Sp. 
Orchid. 286. Neottia macrophylla, Don Prodr. 27. Spiranthes macro- 
phylla & unalaschcensis, Spreng. Syst. iii. 708. 
ALPINE HIMALAYA; Nevat, Wallich; Sikkim, alt. 11-16,000 ft., J. D. E 
DISTRIB. Aleutian Islds. 
Stem 6-18 in., leafy towards the base or upwards. Leaves 3-6 by 3-3 in. Scape 
rather stout, naked above; spike 2—4in.; ovary short, gibbous, longer than the ovate 
bracts; flowers j-j in. diam. ; dorsal sepal orbicular, lateral broadly oblong ; petals 
ovate, equalling the sepals, fleshy ; lip fleshy, variable in breadth; sides somes 
times almost dilated into lobes, base very distinctly saccate; anther-cells parallel, 
pollinia subglobose, caudicles short inserted in large spur-like corneous body split om 
one side; stigma obscure ; rostellum minute, erect. Capsule } in. erect, twisted. 
7. XX. pugioniforme, Lindl. mss.; leaf solitary elongate-spathulate 
obtuse, spike few-fld., bracts minute orbicular, flowers minute suberect, 
petals oblong-ovate, lip dagger-shaped, base dilated. 
ALPINE HiMALAYA ; Kashmir, alt. 12,000 ft., Aitchison ; Garwhal, alt. 14-15,000 
ft., Duthie ; Sikkim, alt. 15-16,000 ft., J. D. H. 
Plant 2-9 in. high. Leaf shorter than the scape, 4-2 in. broad. Scape rather 
stout; bracts very small; flowers minute, ṣẹ in. diam. ; dorsal sepal orbicular 
lateral very broad obtuse ; petals smaller ; lip hardly longer than the sepals.—V ery 
near congestum, but I think different, the flowers appear to be nearly erect. 
8. H. orbiculare, Hook. f. Ic. Plant, ined. ; Stem very slender 1-2- 
leaved and with minute subulate sheaths, bracts minute, flowers very 
minute secund, sepals orbieular-oblong obtuse dorsal smaller, petals broadly 
oblong, lip orbicular fleshy with a pit towards the centre and gibbous 
eneath. 
Sikkim HIMALAYA; Rungboo in the Chumbi Valley, King’s Collector. 
